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CIA Director Nominee — Haspel’s Record Will Be Declassified… ‘As Much As Possible’

“We want to declassify as much as possible without jeopardizing someone’s what we call sources and methods. Every effort will be made to explain fully what her role was.” Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats “I resigned as Chief Prosecutor … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Debunks The Alleged Syria Chemical Attack

“A source told me that Pompeo had personally briefed Trump on April 6 about the CIA’s belief that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was likely not responsible for the lethal poison-gas incident in northern Syria two days earlier — and thus … Continue reading →

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Did a “Novichok” programme ever exist?

“Sir, Further to your report (Poison Exposure Leaves Almost 40 Needing Treatment, Mar 14), may I clarify that no patients have experienced symptoms of nerve-agent poisoning in Salisbury and there have only ever been three patients with significant poisoning. Several … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — PUTIN : “95% of the World’s Terrorist Attacks Are Orchestrated by the CIA.”

“95% of the world’s terrorist attacks are orchestrated by the CIA. The St. Petersburg metro bombing must be investigated with this in mind. If the CIA have Russian blood on their hands, they will forever regret stirring the Russian bear from its peaceful … Continue reading →

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The Skripal Case — Russian Spy’s Niece Denied Visa to Visit Her Relatives

“We have refused a visitor visa application from Viktoria Skripal on the grounds that her application did not comply with the Immigration Rules.” Home Office spokesman Viktoria Skripal, the niece of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal poisoned in Salisbury, has … Continue reading →

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Inside the Intrigue of ‘Russia’s Cyberattacks’ [UPDATE April 2018]

“Looks like Sergey [Mikhailov] and Ruslan [Ruslan Stoyanov] were looking for various “scapegoats” who were easy to track down and who had a lot of criminal evidence collected against them, and then reported them to iDefence through Kimberly [Zenz]. This was … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Robert Hannigan Steps Down As GCHQ Boss

“Technology and the internet are overwhelmingly brilliant things for human progress. Unfortunately there will always be people who want to abuse the latest technology. And it’s our job to deal with that dark side.” Robert Hannigan — Former GCHQ Director … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Khan Shaykhoun Chemical Attack — “Former DIA Colonel : US strikes on Syria based on a lie”

“In the coming days the American people will learn that the [US]Intelligence Community knew that Syria did not drop a military chemical weapon on innocent civilians in Idlib.” Former DIA Colonel Patrick Lang “This perversion of principles – twisting information … Continue reading →

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Spies on Campus — The Threat of Espionage in Academia

“My first thinking was, ‘Whoa, this person just kind of asked me to spy for the U.S. government.’ And I’m here as part of a program that is supposed to encourage solidarity and people-to-people exchange.” Alex van Schaick — Former … Continue reading →

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Sergei & Yulia Skripal — Boris Johnson Lied About The Nerve Agent Origin

“I will say it again: Anybody who tells you this nerve agent must have come from Russia is a liar–a complete and utter liar. They are simple compounds.” Dave Collum — Professor of organic Chemistry at Cornell “He claimed categorically … Continue reading →

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